# Khelanpur Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Khelanpur

Khelanpur is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,197 people in 735 households**, the 16th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 3,197people (2011)
- 735households
- 72.3%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khelanpur

Of every 100 households in Khelanpur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khelanpur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**72%

Tap water ****32%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**91%

Use banking services ****47%**

**42%

Television ****42%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Khelanpur?

■ Khelanpur · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**944

Working population ****34.9%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 68.6% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (20%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 608 (54%) · **■** Marginal 176 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chanchal - I

- Arbara3,561 people
- Mahanandapur3,311 people
- Kharba Gopalpur3,247 people
- Birasthali3,206 people
- Khanpur Hulaspur3,183 people
- Malcha3,073 people
- Mallik Para3,063 people
- Dhanjana3,013 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khelanpur?3,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khelanpur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khelanpur?72.3% (Census 2011)